President Donald Trump rallied his fans Thursday night in Wilkes-Barre to get behind Republican Lou Barletta’s U.S. Senate candidacy.

Barletta is running against Democratic incumbent Bob Casey. Morning Call reporter Laura Olson has the details and muses on whether the rally will boost Barletta’s chances against Casey.

Plus check out Laura’s Benny Hill-like speed tweet showing the size of the rally line before gates opened.

Wagner gets Trump’s endorsement

Scott Wagner, the Republican candidate for Pennsylvania governor, received the endorsement of President Donald Trump at the Wilkes-Barre rally.

The feeling was mutual as Wagner gave a speech praising the president’s economic polices and trashing his Democratic opponent, incumbent Gov. Tom Wolf.

“President Trump is Making America Great Again, and there are so many things to be excited about,” Wagner said. “The president has our national economy booming. Jobs are up, unemployment is down, and after eight years of anti-growth policies by the Obama administration, America is finally open for business.

“Recent reports show that Pennsylvania under Tom Wolf’s leadership is: The 5th worst state in America to find a job, the 5th worst state to start a business,” Wagner continued.

Trump’s layoffs and bailouts

President Donald Trump’s tariff-fueled trade war is causing U.S. companies to layoff employees. Trump has already set aside $12 billion to help farmers ho can’t sell their products overseas and now other industries are saying what about me, writes The Washington Post in the pages of The Morning Call.

Velodrome cycles on

Congressional candidate Marty Nothstein is no longer the leader of the Trexlertown sports cycling center where he cut his teeth as an Olympic champion and businessman before entering politics. The Valley Preferred Cycling Center is advertising for an executive director, a gig he held for about a decade.

Cop union backs Wolf

The union views Wolf as a bigger support of union rights than Republican Scott Wagner.

Wireless bill sends shock waves

Pennsylvania lawmakers and municipal leaders are split over a bill that would allow wireless companies to put up 5G towers despite local zoning laws to the contrary, writes The Philadelphia Inquirer in the pages of The Morning Call.

Fruitful compromise?

After years of work and soliciting community input, Upper Macungie Township supervisors approved ordinance amendments pertaining to agritainment and agritourism.

Supreme change of heart

Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. Supreme Court, has had a change of heart about investigating presidents after he spent time investigating former President Bill Clinton. Why? Read here.